Black Friday has come and gone. Through the crowds, empty shelves, and stressed nerves, Localmind was there. Hundreds of eager shoppers used Localmind to figure out where to go, what to avoid, and when to call it a night.

For this momentous festival of commerce, we ran a contest looking for the best answers to questions sent that day. We were blown away by the response! The winners of the contest have been contacted. If you haven’t been contacted, better luck next time, and hang tight for more contests in the future.

Check out some of our favorite responses throughout the day below. Enjoy!

Apple Stores were always big draws:

If you weren’t there at midnight, you usually missed out on the big-ticket items:

Simple things can yield the biggest rewards:

Leave the kids at home! Black Friday is a war zone:

Or maybe it’s not even worth leaving the house?

But there were bright spots:

Even indie shops went all out:

Gross:

And we close with some sage advice:

Thank you again to all our contestants!